Blanco Independent School District

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Blanco Independent School District
Location
Blanco, Texas
ESC Region 13 [1]
USA
District information
Type Independent school district
Grades Pre-K through 12
Superintendent Buck Ford [1]
Schools 3 (2009-10) [2]
District ID 4810320[2]
Students and staff
Students 968 (2010-11) [1]
Teachers 91.89 (2009-10) [2] (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Student-teacher ratio 10.59 (2009-10) [2]
Athletic conference UIL Class 2A Division II [3]
District mascot Panthers [4]
Colors           Royal Blue, Gold [4]
Other information
TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011-12 Academically Acceptable[5]
Website Blanco ISD

Blanco Independent School District is a public school district based in Blanco, Texas (USA). Located in Blanco County, portions of the district extend into Kendall and Hays counties.

Finances

As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $654,434,000.[1] The maintenance tax rate was $0.104 and the bond tax rate was $0.011 per $100 of appraised valuation.[1]

Academic achievement

In 2011, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[5] Forty-nine percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating.[6] No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012.[7] A school district in Texas can receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (the lowest possible ranking).

Historical TEA accountability ratings [5]

  • 2011: Academically Acceptable
  • 2010: Recognized
  • 2009: Recognized
  • 2008: Academically Acceptable
  • 2007: Academically Acceptable
  • 2006: Academically Acceptable
  • 2005: Academically Acceptable
  • 2004: Academically Acceptable

Schools

Special programs

Athletics

For the 2012 through 2014 school years, Blanco High School will play football in UIL Class 2A Division II.[3]

See also

References

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